Things could actually get worse at the Federal Election Commission, which has become the poster child for agency capture and political retribution under Trump.
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No, Trump’s Address to Congress Wasn’t ‘Presidential’
Absent his standard percussive delivery, Trump’s hateful rhetoric is even more dangerous.
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Trump’s All-Too-Powerful Surveillance Infrastructure
President Trump’s penchant for naming ‘enemies’ echoes Richard Nixon’s, with one difference: Trump has a much bigger treasure trove of personal data at his disposal.
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Trump’s Hiring Freeze Puts Veterans Out of Work
President Trump’s across-the-board federal hiring freeze is particularly damaging to veterans, who rely heavily on the government for jobs once they leave military service.
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Will Trump’s Tax Records Be the Next Pentagon Papers?
A broad coalition of activists is agitating to force the release of Donald Trump’s tax returns, but it may turn out that the only way we’ll ever see his records is if someone leaks them to the media.
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Why American Democracy Will Hold
If Republicans are shamed into remembering true conservative values, this terrible time for America will be cut short.
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A Solution for GOP Climate Denial
A gradual carbon tax proposal by the Climate Leadership Council is conservative, practical and long overdue.
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An American Reichstag Fire?
February 27 is the anniversary of the fire that destroyed the Reichstag and gave Hitler a pretext to seize total power. How strong are America’s firebreaks?
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Trump’s Get-Rich-Quick Presidency
President Trump’s business conflicts and tendency to treat the presidency as a cash machine have drawn fresh scrutiny in light of the Russia scandal.
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Decoding the Doublespeak of FCC Chairman Pai
Donald Trump’s new Federal Communications Commission chairman is taking direct aim at fair and affordable internet access.